Assam: Protest staged demanding ST status for six communities

21 July 2018:

The All Assam Tai Ahom Students’ Union (AATASU), along with six other tribal organizations, staged a protest in Tinsukia on Saturday demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities.

The protesters burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling the demand.

The six communities are Moran, Motok, Koch-Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, Sutia and Adivasi or tea tribe. They believe that if they are accorded ST status, they can benefit from the advantages of reservation in education and government employment.